Bail and the need for bail reform is a hot topic these days. In January of this year, Ohio’s Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor convened a task force, chaired by Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Mary Katherine Huffman, to study Ohio’s bail system. The report, just released, includes these nine recommendations for the Ohio
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Merit Decision: Ohio’s Construction Statute of Repose Applies to Contract Actions. New Riegel Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Buehrer Group Architecture & Eng., Inc.
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Update: After the merit decision was released in New Riegel Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Buehrer Group Architecture & Eng., Inc.,2019-Ohio-2851., New Riegel sought reconsideration on the ground that when the case was remanded, as ordered by the Supreme Court of Ohio, it be sent to the trial court…
What’s On Their Minds: When Is a Pawnbroker Protected From A Conversion Claim? Irene Danopulos v. Am. Trading II, LLC.
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Update: On August 13, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this appeal as improvidently accepted.
On July 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Irene Danopulos v. Am. Trading II, LLC, 2018-1157. The issue in the case is whether a pawnbroker’s compliance with R.C. 4227.09…
What’s On Their Minds: When Is a Pawnbroker Protected From A Conversion Claim? Irene Danopulos v. Am. Trading II, LLC.
By Marianna Bettman on
Update: On August 13, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio dismissed this appeal as improvidently accepted.
On July 9, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Irene Danopulos v. Am. Trading II, LLC, 2018-1157. The issue in the case is whether a pawnbroker’s compliance with R.C. 4227.09…
Merit Decision: Parent With Zero Child Support Order Does Not Lose Right to Contest Adoption. In re Adoption of B.I.
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“Therefore, the crux of the issue before us is this: if a court has issued a decree relieving a parent of any child-support obligation, is there a separate obligation that arises by law under which that parent still is required to provide maintenance and support to the child? The answer to that question is no.”…
Merit Decision: Ex-Employee Can Sue County for False Light Invasion of Privacy. Piazza v. Cuyahoga Cty.
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“The test under R.C. 2744.09(B) is one of causal connection, not of timing.”
Justice French, Majority Opinion
“I would hold that R.C. 2744.09(B) is unambiguous and conclude, based on the definition of “employee” provided in R.C. 2744.01(B), that a plaintiff must be an employee of the political subdivision at the time of filing the lawsuit…
Oral Argument Preview: When Is a Pawnbroker Protected From A Conversion Claim? Irene Danopulos v. Am. Trading II, LLC.
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What’s On Their Minds: Can A Judgment Creditor Of A City Employee Directly Enforce Indemnification Against The City Under R.C. 2744.07(A)(2)? David Ayers v. City of Cleveland
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Update: On March 25, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“The City says, if you just release the officers from their personal liability, we will enter into this agreement where you can pursue indemnification. Why would you not accept that?”
Justice French, to…
What’s On Their Minds: Can A Judgment Creditor Of A City Employee Directly Enforce Indemnification Against The City Under R.C. 2744.07(A)(2)? David Ayers v. City of Cleveland
By Marianna Bettman on
Update: On March 25, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“The City says, if you just release the officers from their personal liability, we will enter into this agreement where you can pursue indemnification. Why would you not accept that?”
Justice French, to…
What’s On Their Minds: Is Negligent Hiring, Training and Supervision of Employees An Exception To Political Subdivision Immunity? Renee McConnell et al v. Donald C. Dudley, Jr. et al.
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Update: On November 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“If they have no training or inadequate training, to deal with the situation that they find themselves in, and they proceed anyway, knowing that they don’t know what they are doing, how does…